Farm & Ranch

An agronomist says the dry growing season has forced plants to develop stronger roots.  Trevor Knutson with Dairyland Seed tells Brownfield the lack of surface moisture has plants going deep for […]

An active Southwestern monsoon circulation will continue to generate locally heavy, drought-easing showers in the Four Corners States. Lighter showers may reach into southeastern California and the […]

A seed company representative says as always, farmers should expect some new corn and soybean varieties to be available before the 2022 growing season.  Roger Johnson is with Renk Seed. He says, […]

An ag lender says dry weather conditions have made farmers extra cautious. Jake Greenberg with Compeer Financial tells Brownfield commodity prices are good, but farmers are worried about having […]

Farmers are seeing volatile basis levels and market analyst Al Kluis says cash prices vary by location. “Depending on where you’re farming, certainly in the areas of the western and northern […]

A Wisconsin dairy farmer is critical of President Biden’s proposed tax changes.  Kevin Krentz is Wisconsin Farm Bureau’s president and operates a dairy farm near Berlin in Waushara County.  He […]

The University of Missouri is working on a training program for workers of smaller meat processing facilities. Bryon Wiegand, animal sciences director says they’re working on a plan to train and […]

A dairy farmer in central Minnesota is not ready to panic despite being significantly short on moisture. Ben Mergen of Albany says his area received less than a half inch of rain the entire month of […]

A leadership program is helping Missouri ag professionals build their network and hone their leadership skills. West central Missouri farmer Daniel Carpenter is part of the Agricultural Leaders of […]

Funding to help small and very small meat processors handle the overtime inspection fees caused by the pandemic will be released by the federal government. South Dakota Congressman Dusty Johnson […]

Beneficial weather has helped ease drought conditions in Iowa. Iowa Ag Secretary Mike Naig says the state has seen much-needed rain. “Especially in western Iowa and northwest Iowa. And you […]

Soybeans were lower on fund and technical selling, cementing the weekly losses. Beans were watching the weather, with spillover from bean meal, which has recently been pressured by concerns about […]

Governor Gretchen Whitmer is honoring Michigan’s wheat farmers by declaring July as Wheat Month. More than 5,000 farmers in the state produce about 40 million bushels of wheat annually on more […]

The Minnesota Department of Agriculture is considering several possible pathways as it investigates the latest detection of Palmer amaranth. Denise Thiede with MDA says the invasive weed was most […]

A dairy policy specialist tells Brownfield unfortunately the U.S. is getting dragged into political tensions in Colombia. At the end of June, Colombia’s Ministry of Commerce, Industry, and Tourism […]